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Newspaper Page TextTHU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED THU BY MOLLY TEMPLETON HOW THE HIGHER GROUND 2:30 2:30 FIRE FELL 5:00 5:00 5:00 A R T About a Corvallis cult in 1903! for Oct 13 - 20 C I N E M A S 7:30 GUS VAN SANT’S 8:00 3:30 5:45 8:00 5:45 8:00 w/director Q & A POINT BLANK 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00 7:30 7:30 10:15 RESTLESS 4:45 7:00 9:15 1:30 10:00 4:00 492 East 13 th 1:45 bijou-cinemas.com LATE NITE PASSES ACCEPTED! 11:00 5:00 7:30 5:00 7:30 5:00 7:30 4:45 7:00 9:15 4:45 7:00 9:15 4:45 7:00 LATE NITE PASSES ACCEPTED! 10:15 THE ROOM 686-2458 3:30 5:45 8:00 GENERAL ORDERS NO. 9 6:00 5:00 7:30 Oct 20 Oct 19 Oct 18 Oct 17 Oct 16 Oct 15 Oct 14 Oct 13 movies 11:00 12:40 10:00 10:00 SOON: THE OREGONIAN SENNA PROJECT NIM BELLFLOWER TAKE SHELTER THE LAST CIRCUS TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL PASSIONE MIRANDA JULY’S THE FUTURE 10:00 Eugene Weekly & Cinema Pacific Filmmaker Dialogues present COLOR ME OBSESSED: A Film About The Replacements Thurs-9:00 w/director Q & A live in person! *Adults—$7*Students w/ID—$6*Seniors—$5*Matinees—$5*Lates—$5*Miser Mondays—$3* T IX $2 T ix 21 & FOOD $ 5 S un & Tue s ovER MENU Ides of Meh 762-1700 | 180 E. 5T H AVE Asian Food Market d avid m in o rth e ate r.co m Truth and lies, Clooney style THURS OCT 13 – WED OCT 19 THUR Largest Selection of THE IDES OF MARCH: Directed by George Clooney. Written by Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon, based on Willimon’s play Farragut North. Cinematography, Phedon Papamichael. Music, Alexandre Desplat. Editor, Stephen Mirrione. Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Evan Rachel Wood, Paul Giamatti and Marisa Tomei. Columbia Pictures, 2011. R. 101 minutes. 00011 Beer, Wine, Cigs & All Lottery Games Come See Why Locals Love Us! GREAT FOOD GREAT GAMES GREAT PEOPLE FOOTBALL WIDOWS WELCOME!! 1/2 SANDWICH & CUP OF SOUP $5 10/13 - 10/21 call ahead for take out. 639 W. Centennial Blvd Springﬁ eld (Prescott & Centennial) 736-0605 WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM • BLOGS.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM Seaweed, rice, noodles, frozen products, deli, snacks, drinks, sauces, spices, produce, housewares, and more. We carry groceries from Holland, India, Pakistan and Polynesia BRIDESMAIDS 7:20 HANNA 9:40 SUMBARINE 5:30 HORRIBLE BOSSES 5:30, 9:40 EVERYTHING MUST GO 7:45 Sushi & Asian deli take-out WoodÀ eld Station SHOPPING CENTER 29TH AVENUE 5 OAK STREET Eirinn’s Bistro “The Good Luck Deli” Asian Groceries WILLAMETTE STREET I f you were somehow unaware that politics can turn the most dewy-eyed idealists into cutthroat assholes, never fear: George Clooney is here to disabuse you of that notion. To be fair, it’s not all Clooney’s doing. His new ﬁ lm, The Ides of March, is based on a play by Beau Willimon (who co- wrote the screenplay). The bitterness springs from more than one font. And such shiny, well-acted bitterness it is. March can’t be faulted for its casting, nor its lovely if sometimes heavy-handed cinematography (like that pretty shot of an ethically compromised man in silhouette in front of a giant ﬂ ag). The pieces of this campaign are all lined up, from the powerhouse actors to the lauded composer, the respectable star-turned-director to the leading-man-on-the-rise. But March is a runner-up at best. Part of the problem is that the ﬁ lm spends so much time carefully giving everyone the tools to fuck over everyone else that it forgets it’s about people, not puzzle pieces. Perhaps they’re puzzle pieces in the hands of rival campaign managers Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman, apparently exerting exactly zero effort) and Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti). Zara works for the handsome and appealing Governor Mike Morris (Clooney), who evades questions with practiced, eloquent ease. Duffy works for the other guy. This is us versus us; Republicans factor only as the meaner, tougher politicians who will send their people out, in an open primary, to vote for the man they think will be easiest to defeat. Zara and Duffy are ﬂ ip sides of the same coin; Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) is the new blood. Young, attractive, intense, Stephen is the hot up-and-comer, the next big man on the campaign, which makes it particularly amusing when he seems incapable of considering the potential ramiﬁ cations of his actions. He’s media smart, maybe, but not people smart. Gosling’s intense, uncertain charisma almost turns Stephen into a believable character, but the ﬁ lm’s opening and closing scenes show him for what he is: a mouthpiece for pat phrases that he isn’t required to believe. Clooney, in a smallish role, gives good speech and chastely kisses his wife (whose name you’ll only know if you catch it on campaign signs) in one of the cozy moments the ﬁ lm sets in contrast with the political bustle. A tousled Marisa Tomei turns in a nice bit of supporting work as a reporter who knows exactly how to juggle and present information to get what she wants. Evan Rachel Wood’s Molly Stearns, cute and brash, gets coffee and gets laid. (She seems to be the only person around who can think of anything but the campaign — with considerable consequences.) After a snappy ﬂ irtation scene with Stephen, who can’t keep his mind off Morris even in the sack, Molly becomes primarily and frustratingly a plot device. She’s proof that good guys can do bad things too — an apparently shocking revelation that knocks Stephen off his idealistic cloud. The Ides of March could be called politically relevant, insofar as it’s a timely and well-made drama about the bitter realities of believing in “hope” and then trying to work within the cracked and tattered system you’ve been handed. But don’t mistake relevance for insight. Watching Gosling’s bright-eyed character become his dead-eyed Drive persona all over again holds a certain fascination, but the rest of the ﬁ lm has an effect rather like that of watching hours of CNN: You’re sad, disgruntled and wondering why we still subscribe to a system that’s built to destroy any chance for true change. ew Sunrise www.sunriseasianfood.com TREE OF LIFE 7:20 SHOW CANCELLED 10/14 M-Th 9am-7pm•F 9am-8pm•Sa 9am-7pm•Su 10am-6pm FEATURING FEATUR R IN I N G “TEXT “TEXT-A-BEER” T A BEER” 70 W. 29th Ave. Eugene • 541-343-3295 “NO LONGER SNEAKING BEER INTO THE MOVIES SINCE 2008” See cinemark.com for movies and times 30 MINUTES OR LESS (R) 12:20PM 2:25PM 4:55PM 7:15PM 9:40PM BAD TEACHER (R) 12:40PM 3:05PM 5:30PM 8:00PM 10:25PM CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13) 12:35PM 3:50PM 7:10PM 9:55PM CARS 2 (G) 12:45PM 3:55PM 7:00PM 9:50PM COWBOYS & ALIENS (PG-13) 12:15PM 3:40PM 7:20PM 10:20PM THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE (R) 12:10PM 2:40PM 5:10PM 7:45PM 10:15PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (PG-13) 12:00PM 2:50PM 5:40PM 8:30PM HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) 12:25PM 2:55PM 5:15PM 7:55PM 10:30PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (3D) (PG-13) SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 7:05PM 10:00PM RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) 12:05PM 2:35PM 5:05PM 7:40PM 10:05PM THE SMURFS (PG) 11:55AM 2:30PM 5:00PM 7:25PM 10:10PM THE SMURFS (3D) (PG) SPECIAL EVENT PRICING: $2.00 UPCHARGE ALL TICKETS 1:15PM 3:45PM SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (3D) (PG) 3:00PM 5:25PM 7:35PM SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (DIGITAL) (PG) 12:30PM 9:45PM Adv. Tix on Sale PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 THE THING (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1150 215) 435 715 945 FOOTLOOSE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1130 210) 445 730 1015 THE BIG YEAR (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1140 200) 425 700 930 THE IDES OF MARCH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1205 235) 510 740 1005 THE IDES OF MARCH (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1135 205) 440 710 935 REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1215) 400 650 940 IMAX: REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.1245 430 720 1010 COURAGEOUS (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1235 355) 645 950 WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1145 240) 515 755 1030 50/50 (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1200 230) 505 745 1025 DOLPHIN TALE IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.455 PM 1000 PM DOLPHIN TALE (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1145 AM 220 PM) 725 PM MONEYBALL (PG-13) Fri.(250 PM) 630 PM 925 PM Sat.(1155 AM) 630 PM 925 PM Sun.(250 PM) 630 PM MONEYBALL [OC,DV] (PG-13) Fri.(1155 AM) Sat.(250 PM) Sun.(1155 AM) 925 PM KILLER ELITE (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.910 PM THE LION KING IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (G) ★ Fri. - Sun.(1210 225) 450 705 920 DRIVE (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(1225 245) 520 750 1020 CONTAGION (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1230 PM) 410 PM 640 PM Adv. Tix on Sale PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 THE THING (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(140) 440 730 1030 FOOTLOOSE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(110) 410 710 1000 REAL STEEL (PG-13) ★ Fri. - Sun.(130) 430 720 1020 DREAM HOUSE (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(150) 450 740 1040 DOLPHIN TALE IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (PG) ★ Fri. - Sun.420 PM 940 PM DOLPHIN TALE (PG) Fri. - Sun.(120 PM) 700 PM KILLER ELITE (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.1010 PM MONEYBALL (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1250 350) 650 950 THE LION KING IN REAL D 3D - EVENT PRICING (G) ★ Fri. - Sun.(100 PM) 400 PM 640 PM Adv. Tix on Sale PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 THE THING (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(120) 420 720 1020 50/50 (R) - ID REQ'D Fri. - Sun.(110) 410 710 1010 MONEYBALL (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 700 1000 CONTAGION (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(130) 430 730 1030 Times For 10/14 - 10/16 © 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY OCTOBER 13, 2011 23